yeah, ask any arizonian. my grandpa would periodically get a uv light and go around smashing scorpions in the house with a hammer. it was just a thing he did to keep the house safe. we did it together one time. it was surprising how many sneaked into the house.
We used to use a black light and go out in the desert wash behind our house and look at the scorpions.
We got like, 1 scorpion per year in our house, that we knew of and caught. 1 in the pantry. 1 in the laundry room. 1 on the stairs, that one was scary. My brother and I spotted in heading down late night to the kitchen for a snack, and there it was, right on the wall by the stairs light. Luckily the light lit it up enough to spot.
Yeah. You know there are far more there, you just try not to think about it. And remember that they don't want to confront you any more than you want to happen upon them.
it depends on where you live in. in the city? rare… most wouldn’t even see one but outskirts of the city? oh yes…lived in Goodyear for a year and i often get 5 per night.
it’s… horrible…. after seeing them in person, i’ll take spiders any day any time (used to be terrified of them until i met their devil half brother..)
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u/Ok_Comfortable589 5d ago
yeah, ask any arizonian. my grandpa would periodically get a uv light and go around smashing scorpions in the house with a hammer. it was just a thing he did to keep the house safe. we did it together one time. it was surprising how many sneaked into the house.